Abstract
SUMMARY The biomechanics of facial bone injury attributable to blunt trauma has been the subject of a number of intensive studies between 1964 and 1972 and then again in the past 5 years. The early studies produced many insights into the injury mechanisms of facial bone trauma and some information on tolerable loads for individual bones. The recent studies have been focused on more realistic impact conditions, such as steering wheel rim impacts, and have provided basic information on the impact response of the facial skeleton. The development of impact testing faceforms for laboratory assessment of injury potential has followed the same historical pattern. The data available in the literature have allowed the recent development of a biomechanically realistic faceform. Further research is needed to understand the load-sharing ability of adjacent facial bones and to establish tolerable values for such loading. review of the manuscript by T.E. Anderson, T.R. Shee, S.W. Rouhana and D.C. Viano are sincerely appreciated.
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